China launches new Earth observation satellite

By IANS | Updated: December 6, 2020 13:10 IST2020-12-06T12:54:02+5:302020-12-06T13:10:23+5:30

Beijing, Dec 6 China on Sunday successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch ...

Beijing, Dec 6 China on Sunday successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan province.

The launch took place at 11.58 a.m., Xinhua news agency reported.

The satellite, Gaofen-14, was sent into orbit by a Long March-3B carrier rocket.

Sunday's launch was the 354th mission of the Long March rocket series.

( With inputs from IANS )

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